What is SBIntuitionsBot?
SBIntuitionsBot is a web crawler operated by SB Intuitions, a Japanese company that develops generative language models optimized for the Japanese language and culture. This bot collects data from websites to train and improve their language models, with all collected data stored and managed within Japan. You can set up Agent Analytics to see when SBIntuitionsBot visits your website.
Overview
| Operated By | SB Intuitions |
| Source | Official Website |
| Expected To Follow Robots.txt | Yes |
| Insights Last Updated | September 15, 2026 |
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Expected Behavior
SBIntuitionsBot tends to make broad, high-volume sweeps across many pages. Timing is unpredictable: traffic may remain heavy throughout a collection pass, then stop entirely.
SBIntuitionsBot's User Agent
| User Agent | Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; SBIntuitionsBot/0.1; +https://www.sbintuitions.co.jp/bot/) |
How To Block SBIntuitionsBot With Robots.txt
Add this rule to your robots.txt file to block SBIntuitionsBot from accessing your website, or use Automatic Robots.txt to block all AI data scrapers at once. You can customize which pages are blocked by swapping out / for a different path.
User-agent: SBIntuitionsBot # https://knownagents.com/agents/sbintuitionsbot
Disallow: /
Insights for SBIntuitionsBot
As of September 15, 2026, this data reflects agent visits measured across thousands of websites using Agent Analytics, combined with daily scans of the top 1000 websites and their robots.txt files.
Robots.txt Blocked Percentage
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Robots.txt Blocking Trend
10% of top websites block SBIntuitionsBot in their robots.txts.
Overall AI Data Scraper Traffic
2.7% of all web traffic came from AI data scrapers.
Frequently Asked Questions
Should I Block SBIntuitionsBot?
Block SBIntuitionsBot if you want more control over whether your work is used for AI training. Allowing it may increase the chance that your brand appears in AI-generated answers, but either choice leaves traditional search rankings unchanged. For context, 10% of the top websites we track currently have robots.txt rules for SBIntuitionsBot.
Does SBIntuitionsBot Follow Robots.txt Rules?
Yes. SBIntuitionsBot is expected to follow robots.txt rules, so a disallow rule is the appropriate first step. Automatic Robots.txt can add and maintain that rule, while Agent Analytics lets you verify whether SBIntuitionsBot respects it.
Does SBIntuitionsBot Access Private Content?
Not through legitimate access. SBIntuitionsBot primarily targets public content, but some training-data scrapers also attempt to collect gated or paywalled pages. If content loads without authentication, assume it can be collected.
How Can I Tell if SBIntuitionsBot Is Visiting My Website?
Agent Analytics tracks SBIntuitionsBot visits in real time. You can also check your server logs for requests whose user-agent string contains "SBIntuitionsBot". Look for high page counts, short gaps between requests, and deep traversal through linked content. Because SBIntuitionsBot does not publish a verification method, any client can claim its identity and a log match is only a clue.
Why Is SBIntuitionsBot Visiting My Website?
Your content matched the criteria SB Intuitions set for a training dataset. SBIntuitionsBot typically discovers pages through external links, sitemaps, and seed lists rather than because someone selected your site individually.